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Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

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Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:34 am

U0976/12 (AGA) Fairford
N51°41.00 W001°47.00 5nm
Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 06:00 to 18:00
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by Sean Mac » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:14 pm

Yeah that will be for the British Air Display Association meeting.

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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:18 pm

And that includes a exercise?
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by POL » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:33 pm

Aircraft have to get there somehow :)
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:37 pm

ChrisGlobe wrote:Aircraft have to get there somehow :)
Yes and i think a different Notam would have been posted would it not?
I thought it might be the C-130 Hercules that are due :unsure:
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by mushbuster » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:52 pm

Sean Mac wrote:Yeah that will be for the British Air Display Association meeting.

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That'll be the BADA meeting which is not at RAF Fairford, unless they arrive in US C-130s :S

The meeting is at DBH which is not part of the base BTW and no aircraft are involved
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:58 pm

mushbuster wrote:
Sean Mac wrote:Yeah that will be for the British Air Display Association meeting.

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That'll be the BADA meeting which is not at RAF Fairford, unless they arrive in US C-130s :S

The meeting is at DBH which is not part of the base BTW and no aircraft are involved
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by MikeB » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:58 am

I'd guess this is more likely to be the arrival of the MC-130's for the exercise...
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:12 am

U0980/12 (AGA) Fairford
N51°41.00 W001°47.00 5nm
Thursday, 29 Mar 08:00 to Thursday, 5 Apr 2012 21:00
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TAXIWAY BRAVO BETWEEN TAXIWAY ECHO AND TAXIWAY DELTA CLOSED TO
AIRCRAFT EXCEPT THOSE PARTICIPATING IN EXERCISE. SOUTHWEST LOOP
AND SOUTHWEST SPUR ALSO CLOSED TO AIRCRAFT EXCEPT THOSE
PARTICIPATING IN EXERCISE.
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:17 am

Sounds like Talon 71 MC130 is inbound now on 133.75
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by Mr Burns » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:23 am

Just seen an MC130 come overhead the brize VOR. Heading south then turned right to line up for 27
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:48 am

Talon 72 is airborne could well be heading inbound to Fairford aswell
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:57 am

Talon 72 MC130 inbound for Rwy27 currently up on 252.875
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by Knife 04 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:06 am

Now on 133.750 at 2800
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:44 am

Talon 73 now inbound with Talon 71 and 72 both departed back to Mildenhall.
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:20 am

SHADOW 61 inbound on 252.875
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by Knife 04 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:21 am

Sounds like 73 is out again
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:26 am

Knife 04 wrote:Sounds like 73 is out again
Yes 73 has departed back to Mildenhall
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by stealth1234 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:54 pm

B0545/12 (RAC) Fairford
N51°41.00 W001°47.00 5nm
Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 11:17 to 19:00
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ATZ (MIL) ACTIVATION 5NM RADIUS 5141N 00147W (FAIRFORD AD)
12-03-0396/AS 1
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Re: Fairford Active Thursday 29th March

Post by CHILL51 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:06 pm

SHADOW 63 inbound now on 133.75 MC130P with 9 POB.
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